Definition of hulk

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hulk    (hlk) KEY 

NOUN:

1. Nautical
   1. A heavy, unwieldy ship.
   2. The hull of an old, unseaworthy, or wrecked ship.
   3. An old or unseaworthy ship used as a prison or warehouse. Often used in the plural.
2. One, such as a person or object, that is bulky, clumsy, or unwieldy.
3. A wrecked or abandoned shell of a usually large object, such as a building or vehicle.

intr.v.
hulked, hulk·ing, hulks

1. To appear as a massive or towering form; loom: The big truck hulked out of the fog.
2. To move clumsily.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English hulc, from Medieval Latin hulcus, probably from Greek holkas, ship that is towed, merchant ship, from holkos, machine for hauling ships, from helkein, to pull